The Third Witness

"**The Third Witness**"
"The Third Witness"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 34
Directed by	Patrick Barton
Teleplay by	Ron Callander
Original air dates	17 August 1966 (Melbourne); 24 August 1966 (Sydney); 7 September 1966 (Brisbane)
Running time	55 minutes.
Episode chronology
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The Third Witness is a 1966 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was part of Wednesday Theatre.

Plot[]

The story was built around the military occupation of an uneasy middle east country and a modern version of the Resurrection. Private Gregory is a soldier in an army of occupation who us caught up when local events when a seer who caused a clash is executed and his body vanishes.

Cast[]

David Turnbull as Private Gregory
Brian James
Frank Rich
Raymond Westwell
Brian Hannnn
David Telford
Alan Tobian

Production[]

It was shot in Melbourne.^[6] Writer Callendar based it on the Gospel of St Luke and the story of Gregory.^[3]

Reception[]

The Age said it was "another of those uninhibited attempts to tell the gospel story in terms of 20th century events and people" like BBC's Golgotha and CBCs's Open Grave adding "by way of comparison the ABC's feature more than held its own."^[7]

References[]

^ "Television". The Age. 17 August 1966. p. 14.
^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 22 August 1966. p. 17.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "A witness for the persecution". TV Times. 31 August 1966. p. 8.
^ "WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. 40 (11, 463). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 August 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 22 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "CHESS TELEVISION". The Canberra Times. 40 (11, 465). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 August 1966. p. 21. Retrieved 22 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "TV Guide". The Age. 11 August 1966. p. 35.
^ Monitor (27 August 1966). "Television". The Age. p. 23.

External links[]

The Third Witness at Ausstage
The Third Witness at Austlit

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[1] "Television". The Age. 17 August 1966. p. 14.

[2] "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 22 August 1966. p. 17.

[times-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "A witness for the persecution". TV Times. 31 August 1966. p. 8.

[4] "WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. 40 (11, 463). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 August 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 22 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "CHESS TELEVISION". The Canberra Times. 40 (11, 465). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 August 1966. p. 21. Retrieved 22 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] "TV Guide". The Age. 11 August 1966. p. 35.

[7] Monitor (27 August 1966). "Television". The Age. p. 23.

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